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Strawberry vs Holly - What's the difference?

strawberry | holly |

As a noun strawberry

is the juicy, usually red, edible fruit of certain plants of the genus fragaria .

As an adjective strawberry

is containing or having the flavor of strawberries.

As a proper noun holly is

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strawberry

English

Noun

  • The juicy, usually red, edible fruit of certain plants of the genus Fragaria .
    • They went to pick strawberries today.
  • Any plant of the genus Fragaria (that bears such fruit).
    • She has the best strawberry patch I've ever seen.
  • (colour) A dark pinkish red colour, like that of the fruit; strawberry red.
  • (rare) Something resembling a strawberry, especially a reddish bruise or birthmark.

    • Adjective

    (-)
  • Containing or having the flavor of strawberries.
    • I'd like a large strawberry shake.
  • Flavored with ethyl methylphenylglycidate, an artificial compound which is said to resemble the taste of strawberries.
  • Of a red colour.
    • The strawberry lipstick makes her look younger.

    Derived terms

    * strawberry aldehyde * strawberry blonde * strawberry bush * strawberry mark * strawberry roan * strawberry shrub * strawberry tomato * strawberry tree * wild strawberry

    Related terms

    * arbutus * Carolina allspice * hautboy

    See also

    * * (wikipedia "strawberry")

    holly

    English

    Noun

    (hollies)
  • Any of various shrubs or (mostly) small trees, of the genus Ilex , either evergreen or deciduous, used as decoration especially at Christmas.
  • The wood from this tree.
  • (with a qualifier) Any of several unrelated plant species likened to Ilex because of their prickly, evergreen foliage and/or round, bright-red berries

    • Derived terms

    * false holly * * holly olive * holly osmanthus * * Hollywood * sea holly